Goggles Collection

Recruitment poster for the Corps of Military Police - Second World War. circa 1940

SIR EDMUND HILLARY (1919-2008). New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay near the summit of Mount Everest, 28 May 1953

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940

Heinz Advertisement
Photographer: Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935). Expedition: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Leader: Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Brooklands Race Poster
A poster for the British equivalent of the Le Mans 24- hour race, the Brooklands Double-twelve hour race

DOG. Basset hound wearing goggles & helmet
JD-19897 DOG. Basset hound wearing goggles & helmet John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Motor Racing 1930S
A poster advertising a mixed car and motorcycles racing programme at the Nurburgring in Germany

Amelia Earhart, pioneering aviator, with plane
Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937), American pioneering aviator, standing in front of her plane. Date: circa 1930s

Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer, 1926. On 6 August 1926 Ederle (1905-2003) became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, which she achieved in a time of 14 hours and 30 minutes

1962 Belgian GP
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - JUNE 17: Jim Clark, Bruce McLaren, Innes Ireland, Maurice Trintignant and Carel Godin de Beaufort during the drivers briefing

Television Chefs "The Two Fat ladies"Jennifer Paterson
Television Chefs " The Two Fat ladies" Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson-Wright pictured on motorbike with side car in Edinburgh before the launch of their book. 14th March 1997

Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor Car
Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915

Bank holiday at Goodwood
A plug and spanner bank holiday at Goodwood. R. D. Poore in his 3.8 Alfa-Romeo and Leslie Johnson in the E-type 1 1/2 litre E.R.A. top the rise after St

Amy Johnson - pioneering English pilot
Amy Johnson (later Mollison) CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia

1953 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - JUNE 13: Stirling Moss / Peter Walker, Jaguar Cars, Jaguar C-type during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe on June 13, 1953 in Circuit de la Sarthe

World War II themed Coca-Cola advertisement poster, 1941
COCA-COLA AD, 1941. World War II themed Coca-Cola advertisement poster, 1941

The Battle of Britain
A circular painting depicting the brave men of the Royal Airforce on the ground and in action during the Battle of Briatin

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) in Boston training plane, 1926 (b / w photo)
SLS249192 Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) in Boston training plane, 1926 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Juan Manuel Fangio - Racing driver in action Circa 1955

Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English female pilot - pictured standing in front of her Gipsy Moth just before she undertook a 19-day solo flight to Australia

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches

Conrad von Hotzendorf, Austro-Hungarian Army, WW1
Count Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf (1852-1925), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of the First World War. Seen here with his Chief of Staff, General Muller

Brooklands Poster
A poster for the racing programme at Brooklands Race Tract at Weybridge, Surrey, featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell driving (at the time) the worlds fastest car, Bluebird

Police Motorcycle Team at Crystal Palace
The Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Team at Crystal Palace Centre. Five of the riders are wearing white corker helmets and all are riding White Triumph motorcycles with white legshields

Car & Motorbike on Road
A motorcyclist and two ladies in an open saloon car enjoy a drive into the country in this advertisement for Gargoyle Mobiloils & Greases

Girls on Sun Bed
A group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s

Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Campaign Air Display (also known as Cobhams Flying Circus), Chapel Farm, Lochgelly Road, Kirkcaldy, 13-14 July 1935. Date: 1935

A young John Surtees sitting astride his Vincent motorbike at a race track. 1951

Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations
WWII: EMPLOYMENT POSTER. Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations

DOG. Basset hound wearing goggles
JD-19898 DOG. Basset hound wearing goggles John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Calthorpe Racing Car
1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man

Doolittle / Gee Bee Plane
Captain James Doolittle, American aviator, and his Gee Bee plane

RFC Woman Dispatch Rider, by W H Margetson, WW1
Royal Flying Corps Woman Dispatch Rider, by William Henry Margetson, First World War. circa 1917

WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

British airman dropping a bomb by hand, WW1
A British airman dropping a bomb by hand, in midair, during the First World War. The message on the bomb reads: Hun, Bulgar, Share This Ration. Date: 1914-1918

Radiation Therapy / 1928
A group of young boys, wearing protective goggles are subjected to radiation therapy, using ultra violet light

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

1928 BARC Whitsun Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 28: Chris S. Staniland rests against his Bugatti during the BARC Whitsun Meeting at Brooklands on May 28, 1928 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

1963 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 08: Lorenzo Bandini during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 08, 1963 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy

1936 Eifelrennen
NuRBURGRING, GERMANY - JUNE 14: Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union C during the Eifelrennen at Nurburgring on June 14, 1936 in Nurburgring, Germany. (Photo by LAT Images)

1966 French Grand Prix. Reims, France. 1-3 July 1966. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312). Ref-2319. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

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Special operations forces soldier equipped with night vision and an HK416 assault rifle

Heres a new kind of mermaid with ten peculiar hands and the same number of feet - webbed. Actually, the subwater goddess effect is formed by five beauties who invaded a beach at Hamburg, Germany 1954

Two firefighters at King George V Dock, East London
Two firefighters in action at No.9 Shed, King George V Dock, Port of London Authority, East London (E16), on 29 December 1974 -- a 30-pump fire

Firefighters at Middlesex Street, Aldgate, E1
Lambeth and Clerkenwell emergency tender crews in Middlesex Street, Aldgate, London E1, on 23 June 1958. They are equipped with breathing apparatus, awaiting orders to enter a burning building

Basset hound Dog - wearing goggles with ears out. Digital Manipulation: sky background (JD)
JD-19900-M Basset hound Dog - wearing goggles with ears out. John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

1906 Tyre Advertisement
An advert for Jenatzy Tyres of Brussels

1966 Dutch GP
ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - JULY 24: Jim Clark, Lotus 33 Climax during the Dutch GP at Zandvoort on July 24, 1966 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

1938 BARC Whit Monday
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06: W. W. S. Bennett, Alta during the BARC Whit Monday at Brooklands on June 06, 1938 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

Dispatch Rider Violet Goozee. March 1944 P009053

1936 Marne GP
REIMS-GUEUX, FRANCE - JULY 05: Rene Dreyfus stands one side of his Talbot T150C on the grid while Jean-Pierre Wimille does up the strap of his racing cap on the other during the Marne GP at

1968 French Grand Prix. Rouen-les-Essarts, France. 5-7 July 1968. Pedro Rodriguez (BRM P133). Ref-35mm 68 FRA 14. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

1926 BARC Whitsun Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 24: Major Frank B. Halford, Aston Martin Halford Special during the BARC Whitsun Meeting at Brooklands on May 24, 1926 in Brooklands, United Kingdom

Taking a ride over the Isle of Wight in an aeroplane
Taking a ride over the Isle of Wight in a two-seater aeroplane. The lady passenger is bereft of flying hat/helmet and goggles and obviously therefore enjoys the feeling of the wind in her hair

Despatch riders with Douglas motorcycles, WW1
Two despatch riders with Douglas 349cc motorcycles during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Drivers & personalities in the Five Hundred Miles Race, 1929
Five of the leading lights in the great Five Hundred Miles Race which took place at Brooklands on 12 October 1929. At the top is Mr Kaye Don who drove a supercharged Sunbeam, Earl Howe (top right)

Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. Davis
The latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954

2007 Bahrain GP
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - APRIL 15: Ferrari pit crew follows the race closely on screen in the garage during the Bahrain GP at Bahrain International Circuit on April 15

1937 12hr Sports Car Race
DONINGTON PARK, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 24: Hector Dobbs and "B. Bira", 1st position during the 12hr Sports Car Race at Donington Park on July 24, 1937 in Donington Park, United Kingdom

1938 French GP
REIMS-GUEUX, FRANCE - JULY 03: Philippe Etancelin during the French GP at Reims-Gueux on July 03, 1938 in Reims-Gueux, France. (Photo by LAT Images)

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Justyna Jaszke

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth Quality Motor Cycles Date: 1939

Stirling Moss became the first Englishman to win the 1000 mile road race
25 year old Stirling Moss of Great Britain yesterday became the first Englishman to win the 1000 mile road race, Mille Miglia

Firefighters wearing breathing equipment on the street, one of them drinking a mug of tea

Female Aviator with flying helmet and goggles

Policeman riding a Triumph motorcyle
A police rider turning a corner on his Triumph motorcycle, fitted with white legshields and a front numberplate (denoting this picture is pre-1975)

Flight / Flying Girl
Pretty young aviatrix in a belted leather flight coat, leather gauntlets, helmet & goggles

Tony Cairoli Whip Look - Maggiora MX Opening
Stefano Minella

Formula 1 1952: British Empire Trophy
DOUGLAS CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 29: Jim Mayers, Lester T51 MG during the British Empire Trophy at Douglas Circuit on Thursday May 29, 1952, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

1934 BARC August Bank Holiday
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 06: Thomas Fothringham, Bugatti during the BARC August Bank Holiday at Brooklands on August 06, 1934 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

1935 BARC Opening Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 16: A. G. Bainton, Bainton Special during the BARC Opening Meeting at Brooklands on March 16, 1935 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

D. M. Scooter Realists: Southern competitors in the Daily Mirror Scooter Rally at Sywell
D.M. Scooter Realists: Southern competitors in the Daily Mirror Scooter Rally at Sywell leave from the Dome Garage on the Great West Road near the Chiswick roundabout, London. June 1960. M4344-003

Graham Hill in the new Lotus Grand Prix Car May 1967

Brooklands Events 1920: MCC July Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 10: Kaye Don, Norton during the MCC July Meeting at Brooklands on July 10, 1920 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

1931 BARC Opening Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 14: Brian Lewis, Talbot during the BARC Opening Meeting at Brooklands on March 14, 1931 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

Morgan, E. B. Ware, Brooklands 1924. Creator: Unknown
Morgan, E.B. Ware, Brooklands 1924

Amy Johnson, pilot, c1930s (1936)
Amy Johnson, British aviator, c1920s-c1930s (1936). Johnson created a new record for a solo flight from London to Cape Town, completing the trip in 4 days, 6 hours and 54 minutes

Two men at the controls of a Sunderland flying boat
Two men (second fitter and rigger) at the controls of a Sunderland Mark I flying boat and bomber, used by RAF 230 Squadron during the Second World War. Date: circa 1938

Policemen on their motor cycles
A long line of Metropolitan Police officers on their motor cycles. Date: circa 1940s

Costume / Out & away 1919
Man: brown tweed suit, bowtie, trilby & spats. Women: riding habit of grey jacket with sloping front borders, bowler hat, cravat & crop or cap & goggles & fur lined greatcoat Date: 1919

Safety glasses. Safety glasses are usually made with shatter-resistant plastic lenses to protect the eye from flying debris. The sort seen here are often used in science laboratories

Otto Schmidt, Soviet Arctic explorer
Otto Yulievich Schmidt (left, 1891-1956), Soviet Arctic explorer and geophysicist, greeting one of the rescue pilots (right) during the Chelyuskin expedition to the Arctic

CHARLES LINDBERGH (1902-1974). American aviator. Lindbergh Atop the World. Oil painting by Theodore LaBonte, 1928

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"Goggles: The Unsung Heroes of Adventure and Courage" From the daring RAF pilots who earned Churchill's praise to the fearless mountaineers like Sir Edmund Hillary conquering Mount Everest, they have been a constant companion in their extraordinary journeys. These humble yet essential accessories shielded their eyes from harsh winds, blinding snowstorms, and relentless sun rays. In the Corps of Military Police recruitment poster, a soldier donning goggles symbolizes vigilance and readiness to protect. Similarly, Heinz celebrated these versatile eyewear by featuring them in an advertisement that showcased how they enhance every culinary experience. Amy Johnson, the pioneering English pilot known for her record-breaking flights across continents, trusted her goggles to navigate through treacherous skies. As depicted in Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day Campaign poster, goggles became synonymous with aviation enthusiasts embracing freedom above clouds. Not limited to aviators alone, motor racing enthusiasts of the 1930s recognized the importance as they sped around tracks at exhilarating speeds. Even man's best friend joined in on the action - a basset hound wearing goggles and a helmet epitomized canine charm and style. The Brooklands Race Poster captured the essence of speed and danger while emphasizing racers' reliance on protective gear like helmets and goggles. Amelia Earhart herself understood this necessity all too well; she fearlessly soared through uncharted territories with her trusty pair shielding her vision from wind gusts high above ground. Even beyond Earth's atmosphere, during the 1962 Belgian GP race or Amy Johnson CBE standing proudly next to her plane as shown in photographs - it was clear that these small but mighty accessories played an indispensable role in ensuring safety amidst thrilling pursuits and can more than just practical tools; they represent courage, determination, and innovation throughout history. Whether soaring through skies or speeding along racetracks – those who wear them embody adventure itself.